Editing Foreign relations of Nepal (section)

===Israel===
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[[File:King of Nepal 1958.jpg|thumb|right|King Mahendra of Nepal (second from left) in a 1958 visit to Israel's [[Weizmann Institute of Science]].]]
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Nepal was the first and until recently the only nation in South and Central Asia to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. The bilateral relation between the two countries has been good. Traditionally, Nepal votes in favor of Israel at the UN and abstains from resolution opposed by the Israeli government barring few exceptions. Israel-Nepal relations are based on mutual security concerns.<ref name=VISIT>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/MFA+Spokesman/2007/Visit++of+Nepalese+Minister+for+Foreign+Affairs+12-Jul-2007.htm Visit to Israel of Honorable Mrs. Sahana Pradhan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal] Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs</ref>

[[Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala]], [[Prime Minister of Nepal]] from 1959 to 1960, had a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy. [[Mahendra of Nepal|King Mahendra]] visited Israel in 1963 and maintained Koirala's special relationship.<ref name=BEGINNING>Abadi, Jacob. ''Israel's Quest for Recognition and Acceptance in Asia: Garrison State Diplomacy'', 2004. Page 318.</ref>